furacão

Portuguese

/fuɾaˈkɐ̃w̃/

noun

Definitions

(meteorology) hurricane

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian huracán (hurricane).

Origin

Spanish

huracán

Gloss

hurricane

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

hurricane English
uragano Italian
orkaan Dutch, Flemish
ouragan French
antihuracanes Spanish, Castilian
huracán Spanish, Castilian
orkan Norwegian Bokmål
orkan Norwegian Nynorsk
huracà Catalan, Valencian
uraganu Sicilian
*hurakā Taino
juracán Taino
hurakán Arawak